London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Nature of Visit | Inspector— | G. Brighting | ]. H. Hewitt | G. E. Gould | F. T. Bare | W. H. Heron | I. R. Jones | W. Billings | E. J. Jenkins | A. S. Henley | J. G. Weeks | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | A | B | c | D | E | F | H to H | W'shps | Food | Food | ||
| Infectious Diseases | 531 | 349 | 494 | 284 | 445 | 389 | 116 | 17 | ... | ... | 2625 | |
| Complaints | 1129 | 594 | 819 | 664 | 786 | 525 | 146 | 167 | ... | 2 | 4832 | |
| House to House Inspections | ... | ... | 88 | ... | ... | ... | 519 | ... | ... | ... | 607 | |
| Milkshops and Cowsheds Inspections | 44 | 62 | 64 | 175 | 74 | 76 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 499 | |
| Other Food Premises Inspections | 45 | 75 | 69 | 151 | 59 | 51 | 12 | ... | 858 | 79 | 1399 | |
| Factory and Workshop Inspections | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 42 | ... | 2333 | ... | ... | 2382 | |
| Outworkers' Homes Inspections | 311 | 271 | 108 | 85 | 55 | 125 | 57 | ... | ... | ... | 1012 | |
| Tenement House Inspections | 5 | 34 | 20 | 82 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 16 | ... | ... | 204 | |
| New Buildings Inspections | ... | ... | 87 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 97 | |
| Drainage Inspections | 577 | 112 | 193 | ... | 311 | 409 | 110 | 401 | ... | 7 | 2120 | |
| Smoke Nuisances—Premises under observation | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Other Inspections or Special Work | 1123 | 820 | 1521 | 1633 | 1910 | 1420 | 1084 | 348 | 20 | 7 | 9886 | |
| Re-Inspections | 2587 | 2412 | 2659 | 3259 | 2469 | 2077 | 3506 | 2411 | 76 | 50 | 21506 | |
| Total Visits for the Year | 6855 | 4730 | 6122 | 6339 | 6113 | 5164 | 5558 | 5694 | 954 | 145 | 47174 | |
| Unsound Food Seizures or Surrenders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
| Samples of Food, etc., taken | ::: | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 34 | 718 | 753 | |
| Samples of Rag Flock taken | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 19 | |
| Police Court Attendances | ... | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 104 | |
| Premises where Nuisances abated | 821 | 749 | 750 | 744 | 951 | 838 | 558 | 947 | 43 | ... | 6401 | |
| Premises where Matters Outstanding | 62 | 37 | 96 | 63 | 104 | *107 | 75 | ... | ... | 544 | ||
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*Mr. I. R. Jones retired on 2nd November, from which date until the end of the year Mr. W. Billings took charge of " F " district